As we work together, we can stamp hunger out. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Tavis taj mahals eclectic career braces blues, jazz, americana. Nine grammy nominations. He has been on a musical odyssey. That journey can be heard now in a new boxed set that includes 15 cds, 170 tracks. Here is a small taste of this remarkable compilation. If i ever get out of this prison, i am going to do just like i please i am going to take off running to the nearest stretch of trees i am going to keep running, running, running through the years bunch of trees the nearest bunch of trees i am going to be running through these trees daddy going to be running so fast it looks like daddy been running on his knees tavis you just mentioned daddy, and i think that is a great way to start. Tell me about your daddys record collection. He is an interesting guy. My grandparents came here about 100 years ago and started having children in new york city. My dad was born in
Of the country milwaukee, detroit, columbus temperatures plunged as much as 25 degrees. Abc meteorologist ginger zee is here to tell us how much colder were all going to be. Reporter frost, freeze, even snow. Hello october. In boston, a big brr to start the world series. Temp 47 at first pitch. It will likely be the coldest world series ever for fenway. Still a solid ten degrees above the coldest World Series Game on record though. It was only 38 at first pitch in cleveland, ohio in 1997. This years chill pouring in and pooling down along that sinking jet stream. Across the great lakes and upper midwest, temperatures up to 20 degrees below average. These men in maryland celebrating the first flakes of the season. Ski resorts are cheering, too. From Snowshoe Mountain resort in West Virginia to wisconsin, where theyre firing up the snow machines. Prior to this october 31st, making snow on halloween. Reporter in iowa they had their first wet flakes flying. The first and, as we all know, f
There you go, mama. Had she done this to the back of the costume so that when the baby walks away. You know whats great though, at 22 months their legs are still straight out when they walk. Got that penguin thing going on. The waddle. Coming up next, the drunk driver who killed a man and then posted his confession on youtube finds out now exactly how much time hell spend behind bars. Later, the amazing story of an american doctor who is giving people the gift of sight. Youre watching world news now. Announcer world news now weather brought to you by United Health care. Worldew announcer world news now weather brought to you by United Health care. Now. Announcer world news now weather brought to you by United Health care. I looked at my options. Then i got a Medicare Supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if youre eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80 of your part b medical expenses. The rest is up to you. Call now and find out about an aarp Medicare Supple
Obama has gotten 300 of his judicial nominees confirmed. 300. At the same point in his presidency, george w. Bush got through 35 fewer confirmations than obama to this point. Progress is being made to clear that. We know what to thank for that, right . In november of last year, harry reid triggered the socalled Nuclear Option. He did away with filibusters on most nominations and made it impossible for members of the Minority Party to block the nominations. No more 60 votes. Thats the idea, anyway. But the Nuclear Option didnt fix everything, either. Theres still something called the blue slip. For a nominee to get a confirmation, both senators from that nominee state must sign off on it. They have to submit a blue slip consenting to the nominee getting a hearing. If they dont, the nomination dies. The blue slip is an old Senate Tradition but the rules of it have changed over the years. When republicans controlled the white house under george w. Bush, they did away with it and democrats
Unarmed civilians in cowardly acts of violence. They abduct women and children and subject them to torture and rape and slavery. Isil speaks for no religion. Their victims are overwhelmingly muslim. No faith teaches to massacre innocents. No just god would stand for what they did yesterday. Coincidence or not president obamas statement in detail of foleys death occurred on the same day the pentagon discussed sending 300 more soldiers to iraq standing in an around the u. S. Embassy around baghdad. No also announced more air strikes against isis targets in iraq. Remember there are still other americans held hostage by isis. Whether or not there will be another rescue attempt remains to be seen. We have seen those involved in the last attempt all made it home safely save one with a minor injury. A lot of people in the intelligence and military community wondering why the pentagon even told the public about the failed rescue mission. General jack keen and ambassador tore john bolden say so